‘Rust’ Armorer’s Father Thell Reed Expected To Testify At Involuntary Manslaughter Trial; Industry Vet Gun Coach Emerges As Pivotal Figure In Case
05.03.2024 - 21:17
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Hannah Gutierrez-Reed’s trial for involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on October 21, 2021 could see an industry veteran take the stand later this week.
Mentioned repeatedly since Gutierrez-Reed’s long delayed trial started on February 22, the defendant’s stepfather Thell Reed was in the Santa Fe County courthouse Tuesday. Whether today or in the next few days, the defense plan on calling the Once Upon a Time …in Hollywood crew member as a part of its case, sources tell me.
With Gutierrez-Reed charged with involuntary manslaughter and evidence tampering, and facing up to three years if found guilty, Reed’s testimony could be crucial for the defense. Lead defense Jason Bowles did not respond to request for comment on potential testimony by Reed.
Despite subsequent findings to the contrary by the FBI and independent investigators, Rust star/producer Alec Baldwin has always insisted he did not pull the trigger on the Colt .45 that killed Hutchins. As of over two and a half years after the shooting, no one has been able to definitively prove how live rounds got on the set of the indie Western – though there are plenty of theories.
An alum of flicks like Quentin Tarantino’s Oscar winning Once Upon a Time, 3:10 to Yuma, Django Unchained and L.A. Confidential, to a few over his multi-decade career, the acclaimed sharpshooter and gun coach has actually been mentioned frequently in the case since 2021 as well as this trial over the past two weeks. It was Reed’s long career and status in the industry that has been seen in no small part how Gutierrez-Reed got her first job as an armorer on the Nick Cage flick The Old Way and then Rust.
“She knows what to do,” Reed told ABC News
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